The popular impression that Africa has not integrated into world
trade, as suggested by the evolution in simple indicators, has been
called into question recently by more formal analysis. This paper
refines and generalizes this analysis and lends support to the popular
view of disintegration, but only for countries in Francophone Africa.
These countries are currently underexploiting their trading
opportunities and have witnessed disintegration over time, a trend that
is most pronounced in their trade with technologically advanced
countries. There is some evidence, on the other hand, that countries in
Anglophone Africa are reversing the trend of disintegration,
particularly in their trade with advanced countries. [JEL C1, F1, 04]
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